Before Im Gone-J. Cole

[00:20.43]I hit the shit I told myself the last time would be my last
上次飞叶的时候我告诉自己这是最后一次 [00:23.81]I don't trust my own n-ggas now my mind racing fast
幻觉横飞让我连兄弟都不相信了 [00:26.57]got my foot up on the gas, got a hundred on the dash
加足马力 赶紧逃走（警笛响起） [00:29.19]if the police run up on me I aint stopping for their ass
如果警察追着我 我才不会停下呢 [00:31.93]boy you know my L's dirty if they stop me I'm goin to jail surely
兄弟 你知道的 他们拦住我的时候 我就要 我的档案就会黑了（黑人经常会被警察拦住，尽管行为良好） [00:34.92]I'll be next to my brother in the cell no bail for me
没人保释我 我会被关在我兄弟隔壁的牢房里 [00:38.52]man let me out send me back to ******* that smell Purdy (pretty)
让我出去 放我回到那个体有幽香的女人身边 [00:41.92]and all I gotta do is call once and she'll be all ready
那个我只要一通电话 就会立马准备好的女人 [00:43.92]yeah buddy cant you tell im goin thru hell
兄弟 你能说我不是在穿越地狱么（比喻黑人生活战战兢兢，像地狱一般） [00:46.39]I don't even open my mail
我都不打开我的邮箱（法院控诉信会送来） [00:47.83]I'm in the shower with soap on the towel
我正在用肥皂洗漱 用毛巾擦拭身体 [00:49.84]I need cleansing
我的确需要清清白白（双关，档案和身体都要） [00:51.26]bad ******* all on the prowl they need Benzes
徘徊于生活的 她们想要奔驰 [00:53.62]p-ssy n-ggas running they mouth but we aint flinching
虚伪的人装腔作势 我们也不会退缩 [00:56.28]they names aint even mentioned
因为他们的名字甚至不会被提及 [00:58.16]I got dreams bigger then your whole team
我梦想比你们整个团队都要大 [01:00.18]You n-ggas so broke but yet somehow you seem so green
你衣冠楚楚 但你照样破烂不堪 [01:02.97]I guess its envy, started with a penny now i'm getting plenty money
我猜就是你们妒忌吧 我白手起家 现在都金钵满满 [01:06.45] [01:07.98]one time for the city, yeah
为了这座城市 [01:11.33]two times for you
为了你 [01:16.25]hey
嘿 [01:19.13]and one time for the city, hey
为了这座城市 [01:23.70]two times for you
为了你 [01:26.98]hey
嘿 [01:27.42] [01:28.23]Look kid, its raining outside boy
孩子 看啊 外面正下着雨 [01:29.72]f-ck an umbrella, n-ggas banging outside boy
去的 兄弟们正顶受苦难呢（结合下一句，寓意黑人生活在枪林弹雨中 有的人却有特殊保护） [01:32.36]they guns dumb bell a n-gga
他们枪杀我们的人 [01:34.16]tired of telling n-ggas thats a cease rest in peace
实在痛恨去讲述一个个因此去世的人 [01:36.26]we tired of only having just a peace
我们也厌烦了仅仅得到这么一点点（同样的劳动 黑人比白人得到的报酬少之又少） [01:38.53]and f-ck policing, they killing n-ggas whats the reason
去的警察 他们毫无原因地杀死他们 [01:41.29]his daughter starving and she f-cking freezing
他们女儿正饱受饥饿和寒冷的折磨 [01:43.20]so no wonder why he f-cking squeezing
也不想想他们为何衣衫褴褛稀薄（A Tale of 2 Citiez里面有can u blame a that never have things 迫于生活而已） [01:44.96]they out here bussin' leavin' n-ggas stuck in bleedin' on the flo'
他们挣扎于生活中 他们血流满地 [01:47.40]bullets wet you like a ***** on a hoe
能让你汗流浃背 滚尿流 像面对锄头的种子一样 [01:50.06]breathing slow man I inhale
从容呼吸吧 兄弟 我正气喘吁吁呢 [01:52.14]one day you tryna make rent, next day you in jail
今天你在努力还房租 也许明天你就进监狱了 [01:54.58]lord knows he meant well
不过上帝知道他并无恶意 [01:56.07]so I take the pencil and write like a pen pal
所以我拿起笔 像笔友一样写下这些 [01:58.78]Some ***t that's darker than the tints up on the wind***eld
有些事情比给防风玻璃上色更黑暗（黑人尝试去避免这些事情 但事实上歧视仍存在） [02:01.38]welcome to sinville where n-ggas on base
欢迎来到Sinville 兄弟起始的地方 [02:03.89]sh-t is looking like an infield
像内场一样破烂的 [02:05.56]high as a Sprint bill
也像Sprint账单一样高的地方 [02:06.91]what you think, thats the reason why this ink in my pen kills
你怎么看？ 这就是我举墨书写这些的理由 [02:08.99]phoney n-ggas until they are extinct, b-tch I've been real
直到伪君子灭绝 直到归正 [02:12.20] [02:13.61]one time for the city, hey
为了这座城市 [02:18.56]two times for you
为了你 [02:22.52]yeah
嘿 [02:25.32]and one time for the city, hey
为了这座城市 [02:29.82]two times for you
为了你 [02:32.53]hey
嘿 [02:33.76] [02:34.40]The more n-ggas sayin'
越来越多兄弟说 [02:35.32]Cole the wrong one bringin' the city ***ne
cole 那些城市的光 都是假象 [02:37.15]All he ever doin' is paintin' pictures of crime
里面全都是些犯罪、 [02:39.72]Tellin' stories of pain, paintin' pictures of shit
苦痛、的景象而已 [02:42.41]Nigga if you listen I'm paintin' pictures of hope
如果你认真听的话 我是在描绘希望 [02:45.23]That boy in class embarrassed because he broke
课室里的孩子困窘而伤心 [02:47.90]Hopin' the day he won't be the butt of somebody's jokes
憧憬着能有一天自己不会被同学戏弄 不会成为笑柄 [02:50.79]See me; I lived it all from dirt-poorin' and trailer
看看我 生活在垃圾堆和拖车里 [02:53.55]Worried about my mother and never trustin' my neighbors
整天担心着我妈妈 并且从来不相信邻居（For your eyes only里有一首《neighbor》，也许cole知道这迟早会来） [02:56.32]To middle-class with a backyard and my own room
这些送给房子带有后院的中产阶级 也送给我 [02:58.80]To bein' the only black kid in my homeroom
这个唯一有自己房间的黑人孩子 [03:01.80]academically gifted and followed my own rules
这个还能顺从自己意愿 还能上大学的孩子 [03:04.53]Was runnin' the streets hey ma I'll be home soon
这个曾奔跑在街上还能安全回家的孩子 [03:07.56]Was out chasin' ho's, was out hoopin'
这个曾追逐梦想 大声呼吁的孩子 [03:10.31]Them n-ggas wasn't ballin' but yet they was foul shootin'
与我同样的他们并非虚度光阴 却被误杀了 [03:13.06]So meet the newest role model who don't know how to fake this sh-t
所以向那些不编造新闻 掩盖事实的模范们学习 [03:16.60]Never sold a rock and look I made it nigga
我做到了 [03:19.00] [03:20.29]One time for the city, yeah
为了这座城市 [03:25.40]two times for you
为了你 [03:29.26]hey
嘿 [03:31.27]and one time for the city, yeah
为了这座城市 [03:36.00]and two times for you
为了你 [03:39.71]hey
嘿 [03:41.69] [03:42.14]Girl it's been so long, I've been gone from you
女孩 我会长伴汝身 不离不弃 [03:44.36]But you ain't gotta worry 'bout the thangs I do
但你不需要为我的追求而担心 [03:46.66]It's hard but the thought of you would ease my pain
它是很难 但你的关心将会分担我的痛苦 [03:49.42]Girl I promise they gon' know our name
女孩 我发誓他们会知道我们的名字 [03:52.18]Ain't seen you smile in awhile
稍许时光 没有见到你的笑容 [03:56.14]But I been dreamin' 'bout you
不过 我于梦中见到你的美 [03:59.04]